Red Bull Arena, the home of Gotham FC (Vincent Carchietta/USA TODAY Sports)
The NWSL’s Gotham FC and WNBA’s New York Liberty have postponed their scheduled games for Wednesday night due to poor air quality conditions in the New York metropolitan area stemming from Canadian wildfires.
The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert until 12 a.m. on Friday, June 9 as smoke from wildfires blazing in eastern Canada drifts into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. At the time of Gotham’s postponement on Wednesday, the Air Quality Index in Harrison, N.J. — the site of Red Bull Arena, Gotham’s home stadium — was over 200 and considered “very unhealthy.”
Gotham’s NWSL Challenge Cup match against the Orlando Pride has been rescheduled for Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET, the club announced.
“The safety of our players, officials and fans is our top priority,” Gotham FC said in a statement. “Following consultation with the NWSL Medical and Operations staff, it was determined that the match could not be safely conducted based…
